Effects of Kalsis, A Dietary Supplement, on Bone Metabolism in the Ovariectomized Rats by Mercedes Montero, Manuel Díaz-Curiel, David Guede, Jose Ramón Caeiro, Marta Martín-Fernández, Mercedes Rubert, Daisy Navarro, Concepción de la Piedra

“…Kalsis administration attenuated partially bone loss observed by μCT due to ovariectomy. …”
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Pain Catastrophizing and Its Relationship with Health Outcomes: Does Pain Intensity Matter? by Carlos Suso-Ribera, Azucena García-Palacios, Cristina Botella, Maria Victoria Ribera-Canudas

“…The present investigation explored whether pain intensity moderates the relationship between pain catastrophizing and pain-related outcomes. Participants were 254 patients (62% women) with heterogeneous chronic pain. …”
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The Effect of Utilizing Business Model Canvas on the Satisfaction of Operating Electronic Business by Bahjat Fakieh, Abdullah S. AL-Malaise AL-Ghamdi, Mahmoud Ragab

“…In this paper, a quantitative survey was distributed conveniently to 200 SMEs in the two largest Saudi cities, which are Riyadh (the capital) and Jeddah (the country’s main seaport), resulting in 63 valid participations from different industries. After operating e-commerce stores, most SMEs gained more knowledge of five BMC factors: key partners, value propositions, customer relationships, customer segments, and cost structures. …”
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Investigating academic resilience in learning English: an ecological context of undergraduate students by Faiza Liaqat, Muhammad Islam, Muhammad Umer Azim, Ahmad Sohail Lodhi

“…The findings underscored an important role of ecological factors, such as self-esteem, teacher support, peer support, and problem solving, which contributed significantly to the AR of participants. In addition, the findings also suggest that Baloch students exhibited lower scores across multiple dimensions of AR and social support as compared to all other ethnic groups, including Pashtun, Punjabis, Sindhi, and Saraiki. …”
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High triglyceride-glucose index in patients with diabetes mellitus is associated with an increased likelihood of nephropathy development: evidence from a meta-analysis among Asian... by Raphael Enrique Tiongco, Neil David Cayanan, Michael John Dominguez, Kyll Geonzon, Julie Ann Mercado, Maria Ruth Pineda-Cortel

“…Methods Literature search and serial omissions of articles yielded eight studies for inclusion in the meta-analysis. …”
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Determination of factors affecting the development processes of active fencing referees in Turkey by Tuncay Sarıipek, Yusuf Barsbuğa

“…Finally, some of the opinions of the participants, which were coded, were directly conveyed by interpreting the findings obtained through the tables and code maps. …”
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Longitudinal Analysis of Adiponectin through 20-Year Type 1 Diabetes Duration by Tamara J. LeCaire, Mari Palta

“…Adiponectin was concurrently and retrospectively (from samples frozen at −80°C) measured for those participating in a 20-year exam (n=304), during 2007–2011. …”
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‘Hard’ and ‘soft’ approaches in active transport promotion: analysis and mapping of government policies by Nicholas J. R. Hunter, Benjamin Cramer, Erica Randle, Katherine A. Hunter

“…This study reviewed how local and state governments in Victoria, Australia – a region with low active transport participation – prioritise these different approaches. …”
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Prevalence and associated risk factors of post COVID fatigue among Parkinson’s disease patients during one year follow up by Chenlu Yang, Dandan Guo, Yugang Zhu, Min Tian, Bohan Zhang, Yang Yang, Qingchao Yang, Yiming Liu

“…PD patients attending clinic from December 2022 to January 2023 were enrolled consecutively in the study. All participants were assessed demographics, details of COVID-19 infection, clinical characteristics as well as fatigue status with Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS) (cutoff ≥ 36) at 1-month and 12-month after symptom onset. …”
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Stratégies stylistiques chez les auteurs d’origine judéo-maghrébine en France by Ewa Tartakowsky

“…Ces effets stylistiques participent du renouvellement des formes esthétiques dans un objectif de remise en cause du cadre imposé par la pratique littéraire française et ils traduisent une esthétique évoluant entre la tentation du renouveau et l’attachement aux codes traditionnels de la pratique littéraire occidentale, reflétant ainsi la condition exilique de ces auteurs.…”
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Cardiac function and quality of life improvement with fasudil hydrochloride in patients with diabetes post-PCI: a randomized controlled trial by Xuejia Yang, Qian Li, Yaning Liu, Ran Chen, Yanjing Liu, Chenghui Sun, Licha Kong, Qiuli Dong

“…Methods We conducted a randomized controlled trial including 100 patients with diabetes and CHD who underwent PCI. Participants were randomly assigned to an experimental group receiving fasudil hydrochloride plus standard therapy or a control group receiving standard therapy alone. …”
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Prospective Results from the PA (Personality and Activity) Project: Evaluating the Influence of the Transtheoretical Model on Physical Activity while Considering Personality Trait... by Chelsea Joyner, Paul D. Loprinzi

“…Personality, physical activity, TTM constructs, and covariates were assessed via validated questionnaires. 126 participants with data at baseline and the 5-month follow-up constituted our analytic sample. …”
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Psychometric Assessment of a Physician-Patient Communication Behaviors Scale: The Perspective of Adult HIV Patients in Kenya by Juddy Wachira, Susan Middlestadt, Michael Reece, Chao-Ying Joanne Peng, Paula Braitstein

“…Of these 400, eight also participated in cognitive interviews, and 200 were invited to return after one week for follow-up interviews; 134 (67%) returned and were interviewed. …”
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Limits and Risks of Digital Transformation by T. S. Akhromeeva, G. G. Malinetskiy, S. A. Posashkov

“…It happens when artificial intelligence systems are assigned strategically important tasks that they must solve at a speed inaccessible to humans.The analysis shows that managing the risks of digital transformation and its limitations requires the attention of the scientific and expert community, as well as active participants in this process.…”
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Virtual Reality–Based Psychological Intervention for Young Adults Living With HIV: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial by Hanxi Zhang, Jing Han, Ye Su, Hongxin Zhao, Fujie Zhang

“…ResultsThe study began enrollment in September 2023. To date, 160 participants have finished the baseline questionnaires. …”
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Cancer Antigen 125 during Pregnancy in Women without Ovarian Tumor Is Not Often Rising by Rattapon Amampai, Prapaporn Suprasert

“…Singleton pregnant women who received antenatal care at our institute with a normal ultrasonographical examination in their first and/or second trimester were invited to participate in blood testing for CA-125. The conditions that might affect the CA-125 level were excluded. …”
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Barriers and facilitators regarding the implementation of policies and programmes aimed at reducing adolescent pregnancy in Ghana: an exploratory qualitative study by Melissa Kang, Bright Opoku Ahinkorah, Lin Perry, Fiona Brooks

“…Objectives This study explored the perceived barriers and facilitators regarding the implementation of policies and programmes aimed at reducing adolescent pregnancy among health and education professionals (‘professionals’), grassroots workers and adolescent girls in Ghana.Design and setting We employed an exploratory qualitative study design involving interviews with professionals, grassroots workers and adolescent girls in the Central Region of Ghana.Participants This study involved 15 professionals employed in government or non-governmental organisations, 15 grassroots workers and 51 pregnant/parenting and non-pregnant adolescent girls.Data analysis Thematic analysis was conducted deductively using the ecological framework for understanding effective implementation.Results Eighteen themes mapped to the five domains of the ecological framework emerged. …”
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Hand acceleration time (HAT) as a diagnostic tool in the assessment of haemodialysis access-induced distal ischaemia (HAIDI): study protocol for a prospective cohort study in the B... by Sebastian Videla, Begoña Gonzalo, Emma Espinar, Siloé Palacios, Carolina Herranz, Elena Iborra Ortega

“…Written informed consent will be obtained from all study participants before any study-related procedure is performed. …”
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Associations of Body Mass Index, Motor Performance, and Perceived Athletic Competence with Physical Activity in Normal Weight and Overweight Children by Kyle M. Morrison, John Cairney, Joe Eisenmann, Karin Pfeiffer, Dan Gould

“…The age, habitual physical activity participation (PAP), body mass index (BMI), socioeconomic status (SES), motor performance (MP), and perceived athletic competence (PAC) of each child included were assessed. …”
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Investigation of the Effects of 8 Week Technical Quick Power Training Programme on Physical Characteristric Technical Skills of Wrestlers by İsmail Kaya

“…A total of 30 male wrestlers, 15 in the experimental group and in 15 control group, aged 18-25, who have been actively wrestling for 6-8 years, participated in this study. Measurements of the experimental and control group wrestlers have been taken before and after the training. …”
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